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Christmas Opening Hours Please note that the Surgery will be closed on 25th and 26th December as well as 1st and 2nd January.

Cancelling your Appointment - If you are unable to attend an appointment, please let us know.

By giving us as much notice as possible you are helping us to make sure that someone else is given your slot.

You can now request repeat prescriptions online using PATIENT ACCESS - to register contact Reception. Please note requests submitted over the weekend will not be processed until the next working day.

Change of personal details

Please inform the reception staff if you change your personal details such as name, address, telephone number or email address, so that your records are kept up to date.

Do you have a muscle or joint problem? Is it interfering with your life or work? For advice and self care information you can visit www.nhsinform.co.uk/msk or phone 0800 917 9390

Latest News

Medical Students - as a practice we are very interested in the training of our future doctors. We currently have 3rd year medical students attending every Tuesday from Glasgow University. If they are present when you come to see the doctor please help us to train them.

GP training - We have fully qualified doctors who come to us as part of their post graduate GP training. Following graduation doctors must undergo 4-5 years of further training to be allowed to practice independantly as a GP. Our current trainees are Dr Deborah Scroggie and Dr Martin McKee.

Why your GP is facing a crisis

Government policy and changes in public health have pushed the GP system to the brink of disaster. This is how it breaks down.

Are you struggling to book an appointment with your GP? You’re not the only one. A combination of factors has put our family doctors in a really difficult position:

1. Doctor workload has increased by 20%

Britain’s GPs have to deal with 20% more consultations in 2013 than they did in 2008 – that’s an extra 60 million consultations a year.

Demand has risen so sharply that GPs have to turn increasingly large numbers of people away. In 2013 41.9 million people were unable to get an appointment with their doctor. Some surgeries may stop taking on new patients.

There’s no money to employ more of them; and even if the money was there, there’s a shortage of qualified people.

The recruitment shortage is only making things worse for the GPs still remaining.

A lack of GPs is costing the NHS money, because sending everyone to A&E is much more expensive.

Please support campaigns to help your GP provide the care we want to.

*It should be noted that we did NOT compile this information. It was taken from another source.

Additional Services within the Health Centre

Do you need Physio? - Do you have a muscle or joint problem? For advice and self care information you can visit www.nhsinform.co.uk/msk or phone 0800 917 9390 to speak to one of the trained advisors. Lines are open Monday-Friday 9am to 5pm.

Toe nail cutting service- The Podiatry Service has been working with Age Concern, Falkirk, to help them establish a toenail cutting service. This service commenced 1st April 2011 and is a pilot for one year but if it proves successful it is hoped that it will continue. To help cover the cost of the service Age Concern are charging £10 per client. Call 07984 489 673 and leave your name & telephone number. You must be over 50 years old.